#20 Ken "Hook" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Angels

#20 Ken "Hook" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Ken Johnson
Hook
1/14/1923
33
USA,KS,TOPEKA
6"1
205

Starting Pitcher
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L

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,500,000
1957
7 Year(s), 96 Days (1300 total Days)
50 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 114 Days (1490 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	4	9	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	4	4	9
Versus RHB	3	4	9
Talent	4	5	10

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

10
49
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	5	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	5	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/6	@SEA	L 3-9	*	3.1	8	6	6	3	0	L
4/10	@CIN	W 4-1	*	8.1	5	1	0	2	3	W	PoG
4/15	KC	L 4-10	*	5.1	7	8	7	5	2	L
4/19	@BRO	L 1-3	*	8	6	3	3	5	3	L
4/23	ATL	L 2-3	*	8	5	2	2	3	5
4/27	BRO	L 6-9	*	9	13	5	5	3	2
5/1	@PIT	L 3-6	*	8	13	6	6	4	3	L
5/5	HOL	L 4-8	*	8.2	12	8	8	5	2	L
5/9	@ATL	L 6-9	*	4.2	9	8	8	3	3	L
5/13	SEA	W 4-0	*	4	1	0	0	1	1		PoG

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	11	11	1	7	0	6.16	73.0	92	54	50	37	29	2	18.2	0	3	27.3
Projected	11	11	1	7	0	6.16	73.0	92	54	50	37	29

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	16.8	11.3	3.6	4.6	8	3	37.5	0	0	.0	5.81

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	69	21	2	1	2	15	16	9	11	0	0	0	.304	.366	.449	.815
vs. RHB	228	71	7	3	2	35	38	28	18	0	0	7	.311	.394	.395	.789

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	6	6	0	3	0	5.98	40.2	51	30	27	20	17
Road	5	5	1	4	0	6.40	32.1	41	24	23	17	12
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	1	4	0	5.29	47.2	57	32	28	24	20
May	4	4	0	3	0	7.82	25.1	35	22	22	13	9
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1948	17	17	6	7	0	5.79	124.1	157	84	80	8	71	36	5	1	1.83	.333	LA
1949	7	0	0	0	0	2.45	11.0	10	3	3	1	7	6	0	0	1.55	.257	LA
1950	18	9	5	4	0	4.48	84.1	85	51	42	3	48	26	4	0	1.58	.277	LA
1951	40	23	15	9	1	4.62	208.1	215	114	107	12	119	69	8	2	1.60	.289	LA
1952	31	31	13	14	0	5.18	234.1	260	148	135	13	118	94	11	0	1.61	.308	LA
1953	36	36	13	16	0	3.74	281.2	268	131	117	15	146	112	14	1	1.47	.269	LA
1954	42	42	10	27	0	4.98	314.1	359	191	174	19	173	144	16	0	1.69	.317	LA
1955	38	38	14	19	0	3.60	290.1	303	151	116	12	138	99	17	2	1.52	.292	LA
1956	11	11	1	7	0	6.16	73.0	92	54	50	4	37	29	2	0	1.77	.333	LA
Total	240	207	77	103	1	4.57	1621.2	1749	927	824	87	857	615	77	6	1.61	.299

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1947, AA	29	29	11	14	0	3.77	215.0	215	94	90	12	101	117	8	4	1.47	.289
1948, AA	4	4	0	3	0	5.40	26.2	30	17	16	3	15	10	1	0	1.69	.290
1949, AAA	17	17	6	7	0	5.14	112.0	124	71	64	6	72	48	2	0	1.75	.308

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1948	17	48	15	0	1	0	7	6	2	8	0	0	.313	.340	.354	.694	LA
1949	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	LA
1950	18	30	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	LA
1951	40	70	20	0	0	0	4	8	1	18	0	0	.286	.296	.286	.581	LA
1952	31	84	24	5	1	0	13	10	4	29	0	0	.286	.318	.369	.687	LA
1953	36	104	24	1	0	0	6	9	2	32	1	0	.231	.245	.240	.486	LA
1954	42	115	31	6	0	0	10	8	0	38	0	0	.270	.267	.322	.589	LA
1955	38	103	22	5	0	0	9	6	4	37	0	0	.214	.243	.262	.505	LA
1956	11	22	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	LA
Total	240	577	146	19	2	0	51	48	13	175	1	0	.253	.269	.293	.562

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

73.0

1.73

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1947...
Had first career hit on 4/22/1948, off Dave Ferriss (CHC)...
Earned first career win on 4/26/1948...
Injured on 7/7/1948 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks...
Injured on 4/6/1949 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 3/27/1950 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1951, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
1/31/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,685,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration...
10/13/1954: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $5,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 5/13/1956 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1955 - 3.60 - 10th	Losses 1953 - 16 - 4th 1954 - 27 - 1st 1955 - 19 - 4th	IP 1954 - 314.1 - 10th	BB 1951 - 119 - 5th 1953 - 146 - 1st 1954 - 173 - 1st 1955 - 138 - 1st	CG 1953 - 14 - 7th 1954 - 16 - 4th 1955 - 17 - 6th
SHO 1955 - 2 - 9th

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